Once a dubious term familiar only the most avid tech nerds, bitcoin has taken the world by storm, having become one of the most lucrative forms of investment around the globe. While the majority still remains skeptical about the future of this digital currency, more and more people rush to join in, predicting its…

When you delete a file from your PC, intentionally or by an unfortunate mistake, have you ever wondered what really happens to this data? Does it immediately vanish without a trace or its leftovers are hidden somewhere deep within the hard drive? No matter if you accidentally killed your working project which was…

When experiencing data loss, most of us immediately jump into the panic mode: we begin to nervously surf the Web in search for a lifesaving piece of advice or just call someone from the contacts list desperately begging for help. Sure thing, it’s quite natural to freak out realizing that your precious files have just…

Every PC user probably knows that feeling of absolute delight when you’ve just bought a new computer and start using it: everything works so smoothly and properly, and it seems you can finally leave all the troubles of your annoying snail-like old machine in the past. The same is perhaps when you have a fresh and…

A hard drive, that small constantly whirring box inside of your PC, knows a lot about you and your life: it can show how fun you spent your last vacation, your favorite video you’ve watched too many times to count (but still laugh and cry every damn time), and even that new recipe of finger-licking good pasta you’ve…

Fortunately, the times when a PC or server could have only one operating system are the history long forgotten: at present, whether you’re a professional software developer who needs to test his/her app on multiple platforms, or an ordinary home user who wants to install a program which appeared to be not compatible…

Redundant arrays of independent disks, or simply RAIDs, are becoming increasingly commonplace. Originally developed exclusively for the server market as a cost-efficient storage solution, for years RAIDs have been quite expensive and hard to implement, thus, restricted to business use only. Nowadays, this technology…

When taking a photograph with the help of your digital camera, you probably expect it to last for a lifetime: being stored on a memory card, it obviously won’t be torn up into pieces or drawn on by your kids, eaten up by your curious pup or get lost somewhere in those countless boxes when you move to another…

It is clear as day that among all tech companies Apple has the most loyal customer base, and we all actually know why: quality products, breathtaking designs, regular innovation, creative marketing and many other factors could not but attract passionate user support. But what may really make your jaw drop is the fact…

A thumb drive, USB stick, jump drive, flash drive, data stick, pen drive, memory unit, key chain drive, pocket drive, finger stick... It looks like this guy has a sort of an identity crisis. But no matter how you call it (depending on your preferences and the degree of nonsense you deem acceptable), the most common…

You probably would agree that without the hard drive, which serves as the primary storage device for our desktops and laptops, the computer would become a pretty dumb and useless zombie. Providing colossal amounts of memory, it is responsible for storing all the software installed on our PCs as well as tons of digital…

A man’s Mac is his castle: you probably don’t want anyone to interfere with the peace of the confidential documents, financial information, private pictures and passwords stored on it. But what will happen if your laptop got stolen? Or you simply left it behind at a bus station in a mad rush to work? Ouch, this is…

The freedom of choice is apparently the hallmark of all open-source technologies like Linux, so if you opt to put your computing life into its space, choosing a Linux distro is just the first step you need to take. Though all of them have a default file system, there are still a bunch of worthy alternatives to the…

Whether you are new to Linux or have been using it since you were in nappies, the amount of choice you have in this environment cannot but make you rack your brains: aside from the battle of operating system distributions, which are so diverse that practically everybody can find the one to fit their taste and needs,…

The choice of a file system has always caused a heated debate among Linux devotees, who are ready to beat their breasts trying to convince their opponents that they are totally wrong. And it is more than understandable since, unlike Windows or macOS, whose users much more rarely need to give a thought to that matter…

The freedom of choice has always been one of the biggest advantages of Linux. Being created by an ever-bigger community of IT enthusiasts, this kernel gives everyone the opportunity to contribute to its source code as well as a great many options and alternatives whether it comes to hardware, software or any…

There is nothing more tedious than waiting for a sluggish gadget, so, no wonder that from pricey Apple products, apart from aesthetically pleasing look and varied functionality, we naturally expect speedy and smooth performance. In order to meet users’ requirements, it must be able to access tremendous amounts of data…

You probably won’t be surprised by the fact that any storage device like a hard disk drive or memory card cannot be used without being previously formatted: Only then it will be recognized by the operating system and files can be written to the storage and then quickly retrieved when needed. But do you actually know…

If you’ve ever installed a brand-new internal hard drive to your Windows PC or wanted to start with a clean state by formatting your USB flash drive, memory card or external HDD, you probably know that this operating system offers several file system options. In addition to FAT, which has always been supported by…

Good old Windows is the operating system a lot of us grew up on, and while Microsoft is constantly seeking to keep it modern and up-to-date by adding brand-new features and fixing existing bugs, each new version (with a few exceptions) surprisingly feels just like the previous one, and as far as the interface is…